Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Ling Zhi

GANODERMA LUCIDUM (LING ZHI)

Ganoderma lucidum is famous with the name of Ling Zhi. This kind of fungus contains many compounds, i.e. polysaccharides, organic germanium, adenosine, and various of amino acids. A medical patient suffering a lymph tumor underwent an operation to disappear the swollen on his neck. However, several months after the operation, the swollen was getting outgrown again. It was settled finally since the patient consumed Ling Zhi. After two months having therapy of Ling Zhi, the condition was getting improved. A year later, by continuously consuming Ling Zhi, the tumor disappeared and the patient’s weight increased.

When you have similar condition that make you take Ling Zhi, the followings are things you need to do:

  1. Grind the fungus to powder
  2. Pour the boiling water on the powder
  3. Filter the solution until its dregs get separated from the liquid
  4. Drink the liquid

It is supposed to consume a glass of the liquid three times a day.

Ling Zhi contains polysaccharides that acts as anticancer. With a support of vitamin C, polysaccharides is converted into the simpler compounds so it can be easily absorbed by our body. Those carbohydrate compounds increases the immunity and strives against bacteria, virus and tumor cell.

Polysaccharides in Ling Zhi is different from the ones in cooked rice. This polysaccharide has a beta-bond, so it is harder to digest in our body. However, it has a positive effect since our body considers the polysaccharide as foreign object, so the immunity system becomes active to fight against tumor. It means that polysaccharides in Ling Zhi can build the immunity system. These followings are other benefits of Ling Zhi to our body.

  1. Detects the illnesses and performs a detoxification process in our body.
  2. Recover energy, maintain stamina, and acts as anti-aging substance.
  3. Repairs the system of insulin production and decreases blood sugar level for diabetes sufferers.
  4. Balances and recovers the function of our organs.
  5. Helps the treatment of hepatitis and cirrhosis (liver swelling).
  6. Prevents and cures cancer, tumor, cyst, and controls the growth of tumor cells.
  7. Eliminates allergy and neutralizes toxins entering our body.
source : Trubus Magazine, translated.

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